VP of Integrated Supply Chain Residential HVAC

trane technologies•Davidson, NC

5d•$274,313 - $358,313•Hybrid

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Sustainability is central to their business. The Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) is an integral member of both the Residential and Americas Region ISC Leadership teams and serves as a key operations strategy partner. This Leader will have strategic accountability to plan, organize, staff and direct all activities of multiple facilities within the region to achieve plant and sector goals for safety, quality, growth, profitability, productivity, customer satisfaction and employee engagement. This key role will also direct production and plant operations across these sites to ensure the effective utilization of resources as well as continue to assess footprint to ensure long-range capacity and competitiveness are being achieved. The position is responsible for leading operations partnerships around manufacturing strategy, annual and long-range financial planning including investments and operational across the multi-site plant portfolio for the business. Under their leadership, they will be key in the implementation of manufacturing and ISC transformations for the business. The position is a direct report to the President of the Residential Business Unit with a matrix relationship to the Regional VP of Integrated Supply Chain Americas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline is required
High level of leadership experience within a fortune 500 company, supporting manufacturing and operations required
A minimum of 15 years in a manufacturing/plant operations leadership role, preferably as plant manager of a medium-to-large manufacturing plant to ensure a deep product and process knowledge base
Strong organizational and large organization leadership experience including demonstrated talent attraction, leadership development, strategic competencies and capability builds, and sustainable current-state skills development.
Unquestioned integrity and character
Ability to develop and implement manufacturing strategies that align with Business Unit (BU), Regional, and Enterprise goals.
Strong technical problem-solving skills, along with proven ability to connect tactical solutions to plant specific objectives.
Ability to partner with multiple plant leadership teams to collaboratively drive Lean process within an operational excellence culture.
Demonstrated capability to effectively lead and develop large operations teams.
Strong understanding of finance and capital investment planning rules and processes
Comfortable and effective working with all organizational levels in a heavily matrixed organization environment
Possess excellent organization and time management skills to be able to handle several assignments at one time and work in matrix organization and work effectively in an environment of continuous change & improvement
Demonstrated track record of building trust and operating effectively within a dynamic and changing organization.
Exceptional interpersonal, influencing and communication skills with ability to flex between working level and most senior executives with credibility, clarity, and effectiveness

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic partner for the Residential and Americas ISC Leadership Teams as well as their respective plants leadership teams to enable operations solutions to best drive and deliver business growth, operational effectiveness, and productivity targets
Provide strategic leadership and oversight across multiple locations, for functions including Manufacturing, Materials, Production Control, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Planning, Human Resources, Accounting, Manufacturing, Engineering and Environmental, Health & Safety to assure common direction toward plant goals
Across respective sites under their leadership, effectively guide and support both Environmental Health & Safety(EHS) programs and practices, as well as plant quality systems in procedures and controls to improve customer satisfaction, quality, first pass yield and warranty results
Across respective sites under their leadership, effectively guide and support plant maintenance, facilities and Manufacturing Engineering improvements, process modifications, facility improvements and capital expenditures, and plant resources in meeting material and labor productivity plans
Be proactive and responsive to all facets of customer satisfaction including delivery, schedule changes and special instructions
Serve as a Lean Leader that insists on a continuous improvement and simplification approach to important processes. Lead through the Trane Technologies Business Operating System (BOS)
Direct the development and submittal of the Annual Operating Plan and business financial forecasts and response plans for their respective plant portfolio
Partner with the Operational Excellence team to develop and deliver training on a lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices, including structured problem solving, leader coaching, Kanban/pull systems, Kaizen, value stream mapping, visual management, mistake-proofing, 5S, and cellular manufacturing.
Direct and guide the long-term product strategy for the manufacturing business
Collaborate with all levels of the organization to ensure alignment of goals and progress towards them along with short-term and long-term needs and plans
Foster a culture of talent development that focuses on enhancing employees' skills, knowledge, and abilities to drive organizational success and ensure talent sustainability in the organization.
Maintain a positive rapport with all levels of the organization to foster and promote a diverse and inclusive work environment, high levels of morale, and employee engagement